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CADALearning, Leading, Living Volume 110 Issue 4 California Association of Directors of Activities We’re licensed. Licensed to lead! StateCADA’s own James conventionBond, Paul Chylinski, CADA training on fiscal review accountability was well-received and President, hosted the 2011 CADA Convention at those whom attended came away with great ideas to the Town & Country in San Diego March 2-5. The bring home. convention, themed “LicenseNews to Lead,” reached an Michael Josephson, founder of the Josephson audience of more than 1,300 activities professionals, Institute/Character Counts, was our opening keynote administrators, teachers, vendors and affiliates. Tish speaker, and wow’ed the audience with his powerful Williams “had a blast at the CADA Conference. This message. “It was explosive,” shared Debbie Buck. was my first time and I met such a great group of The keynote on day two featured a panel of experts people!” to discuss technology and how it can benefit our Technology was an underlying theme of the activities programs. Phil Boyte of Learning for Living convention, and many enjoyed the addition of the moderated the panel including: Jaime Casap, Google’s cyber café, voting online, and the opportunity to “educational evangelist;” Brian Brushwood of Scam learn through tech-focused workshops and keynotes. School, who did some incredible tricks with fire, Members Tweeted, Facebooked, and checked-in to and a gag-inducing trick putting a nail into his nasal various aspects of the conference, and the response from cavity; Bill Engelhardt appeared via Skype from the many CADA Facebook fans are shared throughout this San Joaquin County Office of Education; and Erahm article. Natalie Young shared that she, “loved the cyber Christopher, from Teen Truth, who will be part of cafe! It is a must at all conventions.” Attendees could CADA’s 2012 convention keynote. access 20+ computers in the café, or sit in comfortable Keith Hawkins wrapped up the final general session chairs and use their own laptop or smart device with with a keynote on Friday that warmed the hearts of free Wi-Fi throughout the meeting space and all guest many whom attended. His message of “go human” was rooms. inspiring, touching, and heartfelt. He brought his own A pre-conference fiscal seminar was held Wednesday, high school activities director on stage at the end of and attended by 200+ activities professionals. The Continued on page 4 CADA NEWS – Page 2 MedaLLION California Association of Directors of Activities The Sponsorsgenerosity and support from CADA’s Medallion Sponsors provides essential resourcse to help our organization provide quality and useful services for CADA members Our CADA President’s message and the students of California. Please show your support by using our sponsors’ products Social networking, cyberbullying and the student leader and services. AWhen I began teaching,few social networking words or outcome? meant going to a party and talking to people face- Most activities directors have contracts for to-face; now I can engage in social networking their student leaders. These signed agreements without ever leaving my house. Today almost usually focus on things like attendance, grades, everyone has some connection with a social and refraining from drug and alcohol use, with P$30,000 latinum a year Level network: Facebook, My Space, LinkedIn, Twitter, the ultimate goal of helping students understand Gowalla, Yelp and/or others. As educators we what it means to be a role model. Clearly it is time know we are responsible for what we post, and to add guidelines around social networking and in a perfect world, the kids would follow suit. We cyberbullying. With that in mind, here are a few don’t live in a perfect world, and there are people ideas for possible additions to your leadership who use social networks to post more than their class member contracts: favorite uplifting quotes, the restaurants they o I will keep the content on my social like, and the positive aspects of their lives. They networking sites appropriate and befitting don’t seem to understand the negative impact of of a student leader and by definition will harmful posts. never include posts that could be construed As we move into using social media in our as: cyberbullying, harassment, threats, activities programs we find ourselves faced with sexting or posts that leads to the disruption teaching students we work with how to use this of school activities. resource responsibly – both professionally, and o I understand that even though someone personally. And what is our role when we discover may not be my friend they can see most our student leaders are posting inappropriate things posted on my site. content on their personal pages? Do we have I believe we must hold students accountable the right to put kids on probation from school for their actions off campus that negatively affect events? Can we hold kids accountable for what the life of the school. Our student leaders need they do at home? In the work to understand that because of place, people have lost their the positions they hold, their jobs and athletes have been actions have potential to create suspended and fined thousands an even greater impact on the of dollars for inappropriate campus. In leadership we teach content online. What is the that we are the sum of all aspects right consequence for student of our lives: A + B = C, and if leaders? How will we teach our we are to support the positive leaders to exercise their freedom growth of our student leaders of speech with responsibility? we need to look at the whole How do we help our students child and not just the person we understand that information see at school. posted online may be perceived differently (depending on the Paul Chylinski viewer) despite intended effect CADA President Find CADA on your favorite social networking sites Gold$20,000 a Levelyear www.facebook.com/CADAfan www.facebook.com/CASLfan www.youtube.com/CADAleaders www.facebook.com/CADAcamps cadaleaders.wordpress.com www.twitter.com/CADAleaders CADA NEWS – Page 3 California Association of Directors of Activities Silver$10,000 a yearLevel From our new CADA VP Janet Roberts, our newly-elected CADA Vice President, is the activities director at Chino Hills High School. She has been married for 30 Introyears to her best friend, Brian, and has two adult children, Kyle and Kelsi. As a family, they love sailing, riding bikes and the theater. Both of her children are professional actors, so life is always fun! Brian and Janet live at the beach and feel so blessed. She is in her 32nd year of teaching and truly loves what she does. She graduated in 1977 With heartfelt from the University of Redlands with a double thanks major in physical education and art. She started her teaching career at Hoover High School in Glendale before moving to the Walnut Valley When I was introduced to CADA over Unified School District. She coached cross two decades ago, I could have never imagined country and track at Walnut High School, then that my career and CADA would become got the opportunity to open up the new district synonymous. I quickly learned that CADA high school and moved to Diamond Bar High. was a special organization – one that provided She coached varsity girl’s basketball, varsity Boy’s an opportunity for the development of and girl’s cross country and track. Her interests leadership skills and the inspiration to “keep turned to activities when mentor Dale Favior, going” year after year. Diamond Bar High’s first activities director asked The last four years have come and gone $5,000 a year her to be a class advisor and spirit leader advisor. Copper Level so quickly. As my term of presidency comes After one trip to CADA, she was hooked! Janet to an end, I’d like to thank CADA for the became the activities director at Diamond Bar friendships, support, encouragement, and High when Dale retired in the 1990s. She was a memories. Thank you for welcoming me into Brahma for 21 years. She got the opportunity to the family. I will always treasure these gifts. start an activities program at another new school I have gained much more than I was able to and was recruited to Chino Hills High School in give. the fall of 2003. She is a very proud Husky who For those of you new to CADA – I invite LOVES working at Chino Hills High. you to live CADA. Take advantage of as Janet has been a member of the Area E many of our programs as possible. Develop Council for the last 15 years, serving the last four that network that is so vital for your career. as the Coordinator. She loves CADA and feels Gather fresh ideas that will allow you to so blessed to be around such inspirational people. connect to your students. For those more She has also been a CADA camp staff member experienced CADA members, I challenge for the last 12 summers. She enjoys presenting you to lead with your heart. her publicity workshops throughout the state Just as CADA-fari led us to the heart and is so ready to “reach out” as the new CADA of leadership, I hope your journey thru life Keith Vice President. 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